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We certainly don't intend it to be. Our goal is for the WebExtension API to cover every reasonable use case that addon authors have. | We certainly don't intend it to be. Our goal is for the WebExtension API to cover every reasonable use case that addon authors have. | ||
=== Won't this limit experimentation === | === Won't this limit experimentation? === | ||
As is, it will. We are trying to devise a system that will allow for extension authors to have the flexibility to implement features that the WebExtension API doesn't currently allow. | As is, it will. We are trying to devise a system that will allow for extension authors to have the flexibility to implement features that the WebExtension API doesn't currently allow. [https://discourse.mozilla-community.org/t/proposal-native-js-to-embrace-extend-the-webextensions-api/3457 Some discussion] has already begun. The intent is for add-on authors to experiment through this mechanism with the knowledge that there are no guarantees of compatibility between Firefox releases and use that to inform future additions to the WebExtension API | ||
=== I already have a XUL extension. How is this not terrible news for me? === | === I already have a XUL extension. How is this not terrible news for me? === | ||